DEVOTION: Sometimes you just have to let God's Word speak for itself. Anything I would add to today's reading would lessen it. So here it is. Enjoy being reminded of the majesty and omniscience of the Lord!

Psalm 139 English Standard Version (ESV)

Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

139 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;you discern my thoughts from afar.3 You search out my path and my lying downand are acquainted with all my ways.4 Even before a word is on my tongue,behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.5 You hem me in, behind and before,and lay your hand upon me.6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;it is high; I cannot attain it.

7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence?8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!9 If I take the wings of the morningand dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,10 even there your hand shall lead me,and your right hand shall hold me.11 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me,and the light about me be night,"12 even the darkness is not dark to you;the night is bright as the day,for darkness is as light with you.

13 For you formed my inward parts;you knitted me together in my mother's womb.14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a]Wonderful are your works;my soul knows it very well.15 My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret,intricately woven in the depths of the earth.16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;in your book were written, every one of them,the days that were formed for me,when as yet there was none of them.

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!How vast is the sum of them!18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.I awake, and I am still with you.

Prayer: Lord God, bless me to see and acknowledge your power and control in my life more and more each day. Amen.

As much as I need to get in shape, this is more to raise money for www.leadachild.org. If you'd like to donate to this most worthy cause, go to the website, click on the donate button, find the space that says "Lead a Child Bible club, enter your amount and enter my name. Then you can pay by check, e-check, or credit/debit card.

CALLING ALL BAKERS!!!If you have never been involved in one of our church activities (and even if you have), here is a new challenge for you!! There will be a cake/dessert booth at the carnival on September 12! The carnival will be open from 11am until dusk! Donations of baked good and workers to man the booth will be needed!! Desserts needing refrigeration cannot be accepted. Work shifts will be for two hours beginning at 10am and will go till closing time. To eliminate many, many phone calls, a sign up sheet has been placed on the narthex where you can volunteer!!

Only a few spaces left! Get those registrations in today!! Get your registration forms from the preschool or from the church office.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________DO YOU HAVE A KROGER CARD? ENROLL IT IN THE COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM!!!Register online and have it swiped each time you shop. ________________________________________________________________________________________________SAVE THE DATE!!!! OUR FIRST ANNUAL FALL CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 12, 2015!!!We are looking for ideas for carnival games and also donations of carnival game prizes for the vent. Please donate prizes into the cardboard box in the narthex. Also, if any one has an idea for a carnival game, or a game itself they would like to donate please contact Joanna Hoelscher at 636-485-0635 or Karla Christophene at 314-397-1375.

For LIL WINTER as she has moved to DePaul Rehab hospital. She is recovering from having part of her colon removed. .

For MOLLY HENDERSHOT who will be going home Friday after a short stay at Delmar Gardens. .

For JANE KESSEL (Freddie's wife) as she continues to recover from congestive heart troubles.

For DAVE KOHRS who has stopped receiving chemo treatments and has placed himself on hospice care.

For BONNIE FRENZIA who is spending some time in Delmar Gardens for rehab.

For OUR CONGREGATION AS WE SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR BUILDING PROGRAM!!

For OUR DCE INTERN, KELSEY OVERBECK, that the Lord moves a congregation in need of her abilities to call her into full time DCE ministry.

For DAVE TINNIN'S MOM, JANE, as she continues to recover from several strokes and seizures. For WILMA WEIGLE as she is having a lot of difficulty with congestion and possible pneumonia. . For DENISE SCHLESSELMANN as she continues to work hard to bring the people of the Czech Republic to Christ. .

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